May 13, 2008: Inconsistencies
I can only report the information as it comes to me. But sometimes I take a look at the news and am startled at how...
May 12, 2008: Inspiration
Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, delivered a speech for Israel’s 60th. It is so extraordinary that I must lead off with this today: "All...
May 11, 2008: Inevitable Complications
Now, perhaps Olmert is a totally innocent man , who never illegally took an agora (the Israeli equivalent of a penny), but this is not...
May 9, 2008: The Story is Out
As judicial officials loosened the gag on the media that had been in place here in Israel regarding an investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,...
May 8, 2008: Independence Day
"Independence Day" Last night, many here in Israel — before going out on the street to see fireworks or to dance or to just stroll...
May 7, 2008: Rejoice at 60!
This evening begins Yom Ha’atzmaut , Israeli Independence Day — our 60th. And a time for rejoicing it is. Repeatedly I’m seeing essays that celebrate...
May 6, 2008: And Now?
Late last night I consulted with my experts regarding the situation. Key among them is an Arabic-speaking Israeli journalist who is in contact with the...
May 5, 2008: Who Knows?
Who knows how this latest potential scandal with Olmert will play out… In spite of the fact that police are arguing that the investigation and...
May 4, 2008: Could It Be?
Might the authorities really have something on Ehud Olmert serious enough to topple the government? It hasn’t happened until now , in spite of the...
May 1, 2008: Words of Power
A portion of the incredibly moving words of the IDF Chief of the General Staff, speaking at Auschwitz today to "The March of the Living":...